According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, torrential rain occurred in many parts of West Bengal, Northeastern states and Odisha in the last 24 hours. Monsoon performance will relatively better in these states as more heavy rain is likely throughout this week.
Our list of top ten rainiest cities therefore includes places mostly from these states only. The table clearly shows West Bengal remained the wettest state on Monday:
Cities | State | Rainfall (in millimetres) |
Basirhat (Kolkata) | West Bengal | 120 |
Alipore (Kolkata) | West Bengal | 99 |
Mysore | Karnataka | 84 |
Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | 67 |
Puri | Odisha | 65 |
Midnapore | West Bengal | 61.4 |
Diamond Harbour | West Bengal | 59 |
Jalpaiguri | West Bengal | 55 |
Cherrapunji | Meghalaya | 45 |
Sriniketan | West Bengal | 44 |